单词 | candied |
释义 | candiedadj. 1. a. Of sugar: formed into crystals by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. ΚΠ 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 180v Our common people call it Manna, or Hony dewe, cleauing to the leaues before the rising of the sunne as it were snowe, or rather candied Suger [L. siue ille est coeli sudor]. 1661 W. Rabisha Whole Body Cookery 258 Take the Snails out of the wine, and put them into a quart of red Cows milk, and boyl it until it comes to a pinte, then add to it one ounce of Candied Sugar, and give the Party diseased to drink every morning. 1760 World Displayed XIV. 32 The Khan was so pleased, that he sent them two flaggons full of Schiras wine, and a large glass vessel full of candied sugar. 1849 Woolmer's Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 26 May 6/2 Not tantalising shams, gentle reader, but real sweet toothful almonds imbedded in candied sugar. 1900 J. D. Boyd Paris Expos. 283 First came champagne bottle manufacture..; then candied cane sugar, used for thickening the effervescence and sweetening the wine. 1961 E. Taylor In Summer Season (1991) ii. 60 She licked the top of her finger and pressed it into some candied sugar that had fallen off her bun. 2001 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 15 Aug. (Central Bucks ed.) b2/5 Amato, who sells toys, stuffed animals and makes picture art from candied sugar. b. Of edible plants, fruits, etc.: preserved by being boiled with sugar and then left to dry; encrusted with sugar. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved in sugar in comfitc1430 confite1484 confect1558 comfited1599 candied?1600 condited1626 confected1808 ?1600 H. Plat Delightes for Ladies sig. A5v Flowers candied. c1616 R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) vi. 2773 Marmalade, Candid eringoes, & rich marchpaine stuff. 1695 Family-dict., or Houshold Compan. at Angelica The candied Roots and Stalks sweeten the Breath, and help against the Diseases of the Lungs. 1858 N.Y. Herald 16 Nov. 1/4 We were presented with a box of candied ginger, which figured largely upon our tea table for the next week. 1911 F. M. Farmer Catering for Special Occasions viii. 198 Decorate with nut meats, shredded coconut, candied cherries, violets, or rose leaves. 2000 Columbian (Vancouver, Washington) (Nexis) 20 May (Food section) 1 It's best to make candied flowers on a dry day in a cool room. 2. Chiefly poetic. Of snow, frost, or ice: white and glistening; crystallized like sugar candy. Also more generally: coated with snow, frost, or ice. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > [adjective] > covered or coated with white whitedOE whitened1574 sugar-candied1592 candied1600 surpliced1845 besnowed1849 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne vi. ciii. 114 The siluer moone..Spred frostie pearle on the canded ground. 1648 Earl of Westmorland Otia Sacra sig. L4v When the clumsie Winter doth incline His candid Icicles. 1772 G. A. Stevens Songs Comic & Satyrical cxiii. 209 On leafless boughs no candy'd frost In icycles appears. a1843 J. Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1876) 258 The bright moonbeams on the candied snow, Create unnumber'd gems of ev'ry hue. 1957 J. Kirkup Descent into Cave & Other Poems 2 The trees are bare But for the snow their candied branches underline. 1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 75 A warm rain turned to freezing rain and then snow, depositing a candied crust on the reviving greenery. 3. figurative. Very sweet or pleasant; honeyed.Frequently implying insincerity, glibness, or ulterior motive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] > of words or manners fairOE honeyed1435 glozed1509 fair-tongued1541 fine1568 smoothed1568 smoothinga1592 sugary1591 slicked1594 rose water1598 rose-watered1599 candied1604 soft1609 courtlya1616 smooth-faced1626 oileda1640 blandished1671 sugar1687 fair-spoken1704 smooth-tongued1761 silky1778 pill-gilded1822 blarneyfied1830 greasy1848 blarneyed1861 soothering1866 soothing-syrupy1902 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 58 Let the Candied tongue, like absurd pompe, and crooke the pregnant Hindges of the knee, where thrift may follow faining. View more context for this quotation 1777 London Evening Post 12 July Has the candied courtesy of the times deceived you? 1828 C. Hoyle Three Days at Killarney 45 When their candied flattery failed to meet The silver guerdon, changing note they cried, ‘Bad luck to you; and shame such stinginess betide’. 1898 Cent. Mag. Feb. 640/2 I offer it to all I meet, With such a candied smile! 2003 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 1 June 2 Financial markets..are looking for political reconciliation—an unlikely event despite the candied words of goodwill that will be exchanged. 4. a. Of sugary liquid, esp. honey or syrup: crystallized, congealed, solidified. ΚΠ a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 70 Putte up before it [sc. honey] waxe colde and canded. ?1771 W. White Compl. Guide to Myst. & Managem. of Bees x. 51 When a stock becomes candied, it never fails to cause a very great disorder among the bees; the candied honey being unfit for food, and the smell being so offensive to them, that some of them will leave the hive every day. 1852 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy New Ser. 18 382 The mouth and neck of the bottle choked up with candied syrup every two or three times it was used. 1939 Manch. Guardian 1 Nov. 4/5 Jam that has been kept until it has become dry and candied may be used up in tarts and turnovers. 2019 MailOnline (Nexis) 26 Feb. A couple of times a week, Abigail will also exfoliate with raw candied honey, which she rubs into her face, neck and the back of her hands in order to slough away dead skin. ΚΠ 1695 tr. M. Misson New Voy. Italy II. xxiv. 66 The Bones are not turn'd to Stone, only they are cover'd over with a candy'd Film, or stony Crust. 1731 E. Thomas in R. Gwinnett et al. Pylades & Corinna I. p. xxix She moulded her Bread in Tubs half an Inch thick with candied Soap. 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. v. 139 The water does likewise throw up much candied sea salts. 5. Chiefly North American. Designating a dish, typically of vegetables or meat, cooked or prepared using sugar, syrup, etc. ΚΠ 1877 H. C. Barkley Bulgaria before War iv. 37 I hope my cook may be able to learn how to make candied chicken, which is a dish..that I once ate when at breakfast with the Pasha of Varna. 1932 Plainfield (New Jersey) Courier-News 8/4 22 Aug. To make candied carrots,..boil in salt water until tender, drain, place in a pan, cover with brown sugar and butter, then brown. 2015 usnews.com (Nexis) 23 Nov. When it comes to Thanksgiving, even die-hard carnivores wax poetic about the side dishes: stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, candied sweet potatoes. Compounds candied peel n. the candied rind of various species of Citrus, in early use esp. the citron, used as a flavouring or decoration in cookery and confectionery.In early use not a fixed collocation; cf. sense 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > preserve > [noun] > candied peel orangeado1596 candied peel1694 peel1869 1694 tr. R. Morton Phthisiologia ii. ix. 166 Take shavings of Harts-horn, of Ivory.., the candied peel of an Orange sliced. 1869 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) xxxvii. 891 Ingredients..2 oz. of sweet almonds, 1 oz. of candied peel..; cut the peel into neat slices. 2008 U. McGovern Lost Crafts (2009) 148 The only ingredients you will need to make candied peel are the citrus fruits of your choice (preferably organic, definitely unwaxed), sugar and water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1577 |
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